Birthday
1942/07/09
Day of death
2023/10/24 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New Rochelle, New York, USA
Also know as
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Richard Roundtree (July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023) was an American actor. He is noted as being "the first black action hero" for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft, and its four sequels, released between 1972 and 2019. For his performance in the original film, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor in 1972. He reprised the role of Shaft in the movie Shaft (2019), starring Samuel L. Jackson.
(2000) Shaft
as "Uncle" John Shaft
(1971) Shaft
as John Shaft
(1972) Shaft's Big Score!
as John Shaft
(1973) Shaft in Africa
as John Shaft
(2006) Wild Seven
as Lee Marvin / Cleetus Woods
(1995) Se7en
as Talbot
(1997) George of the Jungle
as Kwame
(1974) Earthquake
as Miles Quade
(2002) Al's Lads
as Boom-Boom
(1983) Young Warriors
as Sergeant John Austin
(2008) Speed Racer
as Ben Burns
(1997) Steel
as Uncle Joe
(1993) Amityville: A New Generation
as Pauli
(2006) Brick
as Assistant V.P. Trueman
(2001) Antitrust
as Lyle Barton
(1989) The Banker
as Lloyd
(1982) Q
as Powell
(1986) Opposing Force
as Stafford
(1979) Escape to Athena
as Nat Judson
(1995) Theodore Rex
as Commissioner Lynch
(1988) Maniac Cop
as Commissioner Pike
(1981) An Eye for an Eye
as Capt. Stevens
(2010) The Confidant
as Claude
(1984) City Heat
as Dehl Swift
(2008) Ladies of the House
as Stan
(2002) BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
(2001) Corky Romano
as Howard Shuster
(1988) Angel III: The Final Chapter
as Lt. Doniger
(1986) Jocks
as Chip
(1989) Crack House
as Lt. Johnson
(1984) The Baron and the Kid
as Frosty
(2001) Hawaiian Gardens
as M.O.
(1979) Portrait of a Hitman
as Coco Morrell
(2005) Painkiller Jane
as Colonel Watts
(1973) Charley-One-Eye
as The Black Man
(1991) A Time to Die
as Captain Ralph Phipps
(1975) Man Friday
as Friday
(1992) Christmas in Connecticut
as Prescott
(1992) Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight
as Samuel Stark
(1982) One Down, Two to Go
as Ralph
(1989) Night Visitor
as Captain Crane
(1983) The Big Score
as Gordon
(1975) Diamonds
as Archie
(2003) Men Cry in the Dark
as ---
(1988) Party Line
as Captain Barnes
(1988) Getting Even
as Dundee
(1990) Bad Jim
as July
(2023) Moving On
as Ralph
(2002) Joe and Max
as Jack Blackburn
(1981) Inchon
as Sgt. Augustus Henderson
(1986) The Fifth Missile
as Cmdr. Frederick Bryce
(2009) Set Apart
as J.T.
(1993) Sins of the Night
as Les
(1990) Gypsy Angels
as Dr. Carlson
(1979) Day of the Assassin
as Fessler
(1979) Game for Vultures
as Gideon Marunga
(1997) Any Place But Home
as Gil Oberman
(2002) Undercover Brother
as John Shaft (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1984) Killpoint
as Agent Bill Bryant
(1994) Blind Man's Bluff
as Gray
(1993) Deadly Rivals
as Agent Peterson
(1970) What Do You Say to a Naked Lady
as Interracial Couple
(1996) Original Gangstas
as Slick
(2007) All The Days Before Tomorrow
as El Doctor
(2010) Whatever She Wants
as Theodore Wolf
(2024) Thelma
as Ben
(2004) Max Havoc: Curse Of The Dragon
as Tahsi
(1972) Embassy
as Dick Shannon
(1996) Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Cleve
(1999) Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
as Booker T. Washington
(1993) Body of Influence
as Harry Reams
(2019) Harlem to Hollywood
as Self
(2002) Boat Trip
as Felicia's Dad
(2012) Retreat!
as Henshaw
(1988) Daddy Can't Read
as Jason Ruigh
(1994) Mind Twister
as Frank Webb
(2007) Point of Entry
as Miles Porter
(1983) Just an Overnight Guest
as ---
(1971) Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location
as Self
(1973) Firehouse
as Shelly Forsythe
(1994) Shadows of Desire
as Dunc
(2019) Shaft
as John Shaft, Sr.
(1989) Miami Cops
as Gamble
(1993) Bonanza: The Return
as Jacob Briscoe
(1995) Bonanza: Under Attack
as Jacob
(2015) Collar
as Alonzo Sparks
(1994) Black as the Heart
as Rod
(2019) What Men Want
as Skip Davis
(2019) A Family Reunion Christmas
as Jebidiah McKellan
(2009) Diary of a Single Mom
as Lou Bailey
(1972) Nationtime
as Self
(2020) Haunting of the Mary Celeste
as Tulls
(2008) Final Approach
as Gary Markash
(2003) Vegas Vampires
as Rick Apping
(2021) A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
as Self
(1995) Ballistic
as Harold
(1987) A Different World
as Clinton Reese
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Major Kevin Cooper
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1977) CHiPs
as Sgt. Aikens
(1999) Rescue 77
as Captain Durfee
(2007) Lincoln Heights
as ---
(2005) The Closer
as Col. D.B. Walter
(2004) Desperate Housewives
as Mr. Shaw
(1986) L.A. Law
as Judge Ira Menday
(1990) Beverly Hills, 90210
as ---
(2006) Heroes
as Charles Deveaux
(2001) Alias
as Brill
(1990) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
as Dr. Mumford
(1995) The Wayans Bros.
as Dr. Saunders
(1987) Beauty and the Beast
as ---
(2019) Family Reunion
as Grandpa
(2000) Soul Food
as Hardy Lester
(1985) MacGyver
as R.T. Hines
(1996) Profiler
as Det. James Henegar
(1986) Outlaws
as ---
(1993) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as ---
(2006) Blade: The Series
as ---
(2005) Close to Home
as ---
(1973) Shaft
as ---
(1986) Amen
as ---
(1996) Buddies
as Henry Carlisle
(1985) Hollywood Beat
as ---
(1997) 413 Hope St.
as Phil Thomas
(1992) Renegade
as ---
(1983) Masquerade
as Mean Willy
(2013) Being Mary Jane
as Paul Patterson, Sr.
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Donald Burke
(2008) The Mentalist
as Floyd Benton
(2015) The Player
as Samuel Letts
(2012) Chicago Fire
as Wallace Boden, Sr.
(2007) Private Practice
as Raymond McCray
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1992) Vicki!
as Self
(1977) Roots
as Sam Bennett
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1991) Roc
as Russell Emerson
(1985) A.D.
as Serpenius
(1992) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as General (uncredited)
(2016) Lethal Weapon
as Don Bennett
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Murray
(1977) The Love Boat
as Dave Wilbur
(1990) Dream On
as Dr. Charles
(2016) Star
as Charles Floyd
(2020) GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Grandpa
(1973) The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as Self
(1987) 21 Jump Street
as Ben Halley
(2002) The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1992) Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
as Chester Cooper